That’s shocking in isolation. In context, it may make plenty of sense.

The $25 million likely was an opener. And it possibly was articulated in response to an opener from the Eagles.

When Condon was negotiated a pay cut with the Broncos for Peyton Manning, Denver initially asked for a $10 million reduction. from $19 million to $9 million. Condon and Manning were appropriately insulted; the Broncos then explained it was merely an opener. Ultimately, through the back-and-forth of negotiation, the salary was reduced to $15 million, with an opportunity to earn all of it back. (Win this weekend, and Manning will earn half of it back.)

As to Bradford, $25 million makes sense as an opener — especially if (for example) the Eagles had opened by offering something like $10 million per year. The $15 million spread would then be whittled down to, say, $16 million per year, which is hardly unreasonable in light of the current market.

With Bradford, the whittling process became problematic because no one knew how good he would be, after two seasons lost to a torn ACL. Now, the Eagles must put a value on a guy who started 14 games, completed 65 percent of his passes for 3,725 yards, threw 19 touchdown passes and 14 interceptions, and fumbled the ball 10 times, losing three. That value then will be compared to whatever another team would be willing to pay, and Bradford will have to make a decision.

Ultimately, he’s not getting $25 million per year. He also won’t be getting $10 million per year. The end result will be somewhere in between, as it would have been if the opening positions from Condon and the Eagles had sparked meaningful discussions resulting in a long-term deal.

The quibbling over money overlooks a very important factor in negotiations that ultimately went nowhere. Bradford feared that Chip Kelly would sign Bradford to a favorable contract and then trade that contract to another team. In the end, that dynamic may have had more to do with the failure to get a deal done than the predictable pie-in-the-sky and lowball numbers that get swapped early in negotiations.

This is what they came in with before the season. I love how it’s all of a sudden new news. It will sure be interesting to see what he gets, whether it’s from the Eagles or someone else. It certainly will not be $25m/ year, but will likely be a pretty big contract full of incentives.

Bradford will demand more than he knows he’s going to get, the team will offer lower than they know he’ll agree on and then they’ll meet in the middle and argue over incentives. That’s how haggling typically works

10 million is too much for this guy as well. He Wrecked St Louis with that rookie contract and how some players get thier later salaries back-loaded for “Services done in prior years”, He should get a contract for 2 mil a year for the opposite.

What a completely ridiculous number to come up with even if it is “just an opener”. The Eagles should just roll on the floor laughing, a literal ROTFL, and tell Condon to come back with a more real offer if he wants real negotiation. If not, they’ll counter with $1, Price is Right style.

I give him the same contract Kap and Tannehill got, 100 million over so many yrs with an option to get out of it in 2-3 yrs…..if you pay Kap and Tannehill that kind of money for not doing anything then Bradford is entitled to the same…..the market’s been set….25 million is completely out of the question but I’m sure it resulted in some good humor in the Eagles front office…..

The Eagles need to set that negotiating table on fire. They would be wise to just cut all ties with Bradford. His interceptions and fumbles are far too costly. He is fragile. He is afraid of taking a big hit from a defender and you could see that when he was on the field. Bradford would be a mediocre backup and would be lucky to make $5 million to ride the pine. Plus, he’s cross-eyed.

Exactly this. Franchise him, because there’s no one better on the market or in the draft and let him earn his next contract. He’ll either prove he’s worth it, and the Eagles pay him, or prove he’s not and everyone can wash their hands of the situation.

“When Condon was negotiated a pay cut with the Broncos for Peyton Manning, Denver initially asked for a $10 million reduction. from $19 million to $9 million. Condon and Manning were appropriately insulted; the Broncos then explained it was merely an opener.”

That should have been the closer, not the opener. He couldn’t play anymore last year, never mind a year later.

NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB teams put all their athletes on six figure annual salaries, that can go up a fixed amount, and down a fixed amount, based upon their previous year’s performance.
Justin Upton batted .251 last year and just got handed the Treasury. Branch Rickey just started spinning….

All the excess billions from all income sources, gets split to:
a certain percentage to each franchise; the balance goes to community programs: education, job training, drug and alcohol counseling, homeless shelters, food banks.

Imagine: a new nation in which we do not have some 13 million children going hungry; no homeless, no empty food bank shelves, no mentally ill wandering the streets, etc. Fantasy, I suppose, but the thing is, clearly, the money is being produced by and spent on, an incredibly small minority of our population, while the greater good and needs go vastly wanting.

Imagine: running professional sports as a conduit to provide for those less fortunate.

Gonna get a lot of thumbs down, but it makes no sense for me for people to continue to gather far more than they can ever need or spend, at the expense of the rest of us.

Sam Bradford is not a good quarterback. So why give him ANY money? Let him walk. This was his season to prove he’s worth keeping and he failed. Bye, Sam.

People saying there isn’t anyone better available are missing the important point: he’s not good. The Eagles don’t have the talent to win now, anyway, so you draft a quarterback and/or bring in a talented younger guy who’s sitting as a backup via trade (Sean Glennon perhaps?). Let everyone get their feet wet this season, and build a team that can win next year.

While you guys all laugh (and that number is ridiculous). Unfortunately, that is where the market is going. The deals that Stafford, Romo and Cutler signed a few years back are paving the way for middle of the road quarterbacks to get 15-18 mil/year. It won’t be long till they’re getting 20mil and the Elite guys are all pushing 30mil. It’s a sad state of affairs but as long the cap goes up annually this trend will continue.

If Bradford goes to the Texans, he may well being holding a Lombadri in 2017 or 2018. That is where he should sign. Better receivers and better head coach. And of course a better D. If I was advising Sammy B, we would be signing with Houston.

If Bradford goes to the Texans, he may well being holding a Lombardi in 2017 or 2018. That is where he should sign. Better receivers and better head coach. And of course a better D. If I was advising Sammy B, we would be signing with Houston.

The Eagles need to set that negotiating table on fire. They would be wise to just cut all ties with Bradford. His interceptions and fumbles are far too costly. He is fragile. He is afraid of taking a big hit from a defender and you could see that when he was on the field. Bradford would be a mediocre backup and would be lucky to make $5 million to ride the pine. Plus, he’s cross-eyed.
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Bradford is the best option on the table by far. Who else would you want in there, Sanchez?! Bradford came into a new system where he didn’t have the ability to audible or line up under the I-Formation. The defenses figured out Chips system and knew the plays before he snapped the ball. He brushed off the dust in the beginning of the year and turned it around towards the end of the season. He got lite up countless times and still got up. He also had a poor offensive line and had Wr’s who couldn’t catch the ball. His numbers would’ve been great if they caught his passes. He puts it on the money and has a great QB football IQ. I agree $25m is a ridiculous number but obviously this is just a starting figure. He’ll get somewhere around $16m for 4 years and I’m fine with that. The real question is does he want to stay in Philly…

This is the same Florio that thought it wise for the Bears to give Cutler in excess of 20 million a year and a 100 million dollar contract. Now you want to explain how Bradford asking for 25 million is okay?

What if this were Kaepernick asking for 25 million? You would write what a piece of crap Kaepernick was for even asking for it. But with Sam you want to “keep it in context”? When have you or the media ever wanted, except when it suited your bias, to want anything a player says in context?

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Why do people tolerate such nonsense?”
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Turn off your television. Don’t by tickets to the games. Don’t talk about football to anyone. No one is forcing the NFL down your throat. Sports are strictly an ‘at will’ entertainment. If you’re not entertained, skip it. If NFL profits go down things will change, because it’s and entertainment business.

The 2015 season is over and this is how Bradford compared to Tebow’s first 16.
Bradford threw 65% for 19 TDs in 532 attempts with 14 interceptions, 0 rushing scores in 14 games.
Tim Tebow threw 47.3% for 19 TDs in 374 attempts with 9 ints, 15 rushing scores in his first 15.5 games and 13 plays.
Why does Tebow score more often? He is patient in the pocket and throws longer passes.
Bradford averaged 10.7 yards per completion and Tebow averaged 15.3 yards per completion.
Bradford scored every 18.2 completions and 28 attempts in 2015.
Tebow scored every 9.3 completions and 19.6 attempts in 2010/2011.
Tebow scored almost twice as often per completion and much more often per pass attempt and added 937 yards rushing. The Eagles would have won their division and gone to the playoffs with 15 more scores, another 937 yards rushing and 5 fewer interceptions from their quarterback.
Tebow scored 34 times in 549 touches.
Bradford scored 19 times in 558 touches.
Kelly and the Eagles went 7-9 in a weak division with an injured Romo because he cut Tim Tebow, the highest and fastest scoring player on his team, passing or rushing. If Bradford is worth $25 mil, then Tebow is worth $45 mil. Bradford has not had a winning season or gone to the playoffs in his 5 year career and has never scored more than 22 times in a season. If the Eagles want to go to the playoffs next year they should start Tim Tebow.

Bradford is one of those QB’s that will play for 2 more teams then he will be finished. One of those could have been QB’s.
He is decent enough but like a China Doll handled by a 4 yr old, a Franchise just cant take the chance on him staying healthy. How long has it been since he has played a full season?
Dump him, Draft a QB and take the 2 years of low draft picks to rebuild the team.
Let him be another team’s headache!